Samuel of Padua

Samuel of Padua (460-488) was a gladiator of the Byzantine Empire.

Biography
Samuel of Padua was born in 460 AD in Padua in the Byzantine Empire (present-day Italy). He was the son of a captured Sassanid Empire soldier, and he was made a gladiator. Samuel of Padua was trained to use a gladius short sword in combat, and he fought in several matches that were observed by the people of Rome. In 488 AD, he died in battle.